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TIL Sweat is basically filtered blood.

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eDwg TIL there’s a fruit in japan whose extract is 300-times as sweet as sugar, and is commonly used for treating diabetes/obesity.
w8GP TIL in Thailand, police officers who are caught breaking minor laws are forced to wear Hello Kitty armbands for a few days.
nelXG TIL there are female vampires in Jewish mythology known as estries. They feed on men, women, and children, can shapeshift into many forms, and can walk on holy ground.
RAbl TIL As of 2009 the L.A. Country Club should have been paying $25 million per year in taxes but because of California Proposition 13, which keeps taxes at 1978 levels if a business does not change hands, the Club only paid $200,000
1a7WD TIL a museum quality T-rex skeleton only costs $100,000 USD, with a skull being just $10,000 USD.